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1. dragging the display window s scroll slider or clicking the arrow buttons at either end of the scroll bars 30 6 5 Flipping the Image Vertically Clicking the Vertical Flip button flips the image in the t active window vertically Nikon Control Scan0001 tif 1 ai File Image Window E ai File Image Window 1e x af A us eh A f gt 3 Se Flipping can also be performed by choosing Vertical from the Flip submenu Rotate Flip Yertical _3 7 Saving Images The image displayed in the display window Is saved using the Save as window which appears when you click the Save As button on the Control palette or choose Save As from the File menu File Close Save Save As TAIN Export plug in Save As button Preference If the acquired image has not yet been saved and you attempt to close the image window by choosing Close from the File menu or double clicking the image window s control box an alert message window will appear and you should then click the appropriate button Nikon Control T save ScanQ003 tif before quitting _32 7 1 Save As Window Meaning of Items in Save as window Drives Assigns a drive to save an image When the Save window appears specify the drive and directory in which the image is to be saved the file name and the file Directories Assigns a directory to save an image type then cl
2. of images using the currently selected TWAIN driver This function is identical to that of Acquire with autofeeder in the File menu This function is available only when the autofeeder Is connected to the scanner Export Exports a displayed image using export plug ins which conform to the Adobe Photoshop Ver 2 0 plug in specification This function is identical to that of Export plug in in the File menu Open Opens an image file on disk and displays tt on the monitor This function ts identical to that of Open in the File menu Save As Saves the displayed image to disk This function is identical to that of Save As in the File menu Tool Buttons Five tools are provided to perform zoom in zoom out rotation scrolling and vertical or horizontal flip of the image e ts ef Help Message In the large palette you can see interactive help messages Positioning the mouse cursor on a button will display a Help Zoom in An image can be zoomed in by message in the message display area clicking this button then clicking the mouse button inside the image window This function is identical to that of Zoom In in the Window menu Zoom out An image can be zoomed out by clicking this button while holding down the Ctrl key then clicking the mouse button inside the image window This function ts identical to that of Zoom Out in the Window menu Rotate Clicking this button rotates the image clockwise 90 degrees a
3. the Acquire button on the Control palette or choose Export plug in mot connected sd Acquire a single image from the File menu Image window handling after exporting Acquire button As a suffix Close gt Hold Gamma Yalue Input image Monitor Selected control window gt Small Palette Large Palette Save Save As Acquire a single image Export plug in Acquire with autofeeder Preference _18 If Nikon Scan has been selected the following window will When the TWAIN driver is used to acquire an image the acquired image appears in a window See the manual supplied with the TWAIN driver for the acquisition procedure Nikon Control Scano001 if 1 27 a File Image Window appear Nikon Scan Nikon LS 1000 1 00 ID 4 HA 0 v Settings v Color v Width O96 Height 1 44 Output Resolution 1350 Scaleo x 4m MMM y File Size 7 21 MB Disk Space 211 MB Width 1296 Height 1944 a aro gt 2 ake TA Preview Note The above window may differ depending on the scanner The image in the display window can be zoomed in zoomed used out rotated scrolled or flipped vertically or horizontally by means of the five tools on the Control palette _19 Step 3 Save the acquired image to disk To save an image to disk either click the Save As button on the Control palette or choose Save As from the File menu File Close Save
4. the following window Step 5 In the Comm and line text box enter the floppy disk drive s appears to show the amount of Free and Required disk space drive letter followed by SETUP EXE if the floppy disk drive is drive A for example enter A SETUP EXE and then l l l click Finish The Welcome window will then appear vl Tour disk Capae yt salons Welcome Free disk space 3 6000KB Required disk space 237 99KB INSTALLER eo E Please insure that there is sufficient disk space then n s i Sie A pi gt al R re run the setup program EXIT Help Clicking the Continue button starts installation The procedure k F ji from here on is the same as for the Windows 3 version See ER A pam Section 2 2 Welcome to Nikon Software Setup This program will install Nikon Software Select Continue to proceed with setup Select Exit to cancel the installation and return to Windows Select Help for additional Setup information _43 A 3 Control Palette The control palette for the Windows 95 version is shown below TA Nikon Control OF E4 File mage View Window Status bar Perform normal scan E VE e The Export plug in button is omitted from the Control palette e Help messages are displayed on the Status bar of the Main Window A 4 Control Menu The Control menu of the Windows 95 version is shown below e The Switch To _ 44 Restore Move
5. up menu from the Window menu When this selection is changed the values in the boxes are converted to the equivalent new units window Lascade Shift F5 Resolut E pixels T esolution lel Tile Shifter Arrange leone Close All pirels em 4 1 Scant 81 4 48 A 9 Preferences Window The Preferences window of the Windows 95 version is shown below The following ttems are omitted from the Preferences window Hikon Control Preferences TWAIN source Nikon Scan a2 Add sequential number to user defined filename C Asa prefix f As a suffix Gamma alue Input image fi AO Monitor 1 80 Change Display information on title bar f Magnification C Size Pixels C Both Magnification and Size Cancel e The Export plug in selection menu Image window handling after exporting e Control window selection moved to the View menu The Display information on title bar item is added to the Preferences window The magnification and or pixel dimensions of an image can be added to the image window s title bar Display information on tithe bar C Size Pixels C Both Magnification and Size Meaning of the Radio Buttons Magnification he current magnification or zoom level of an image Is displayed in its title bar when this button Is pressed Size pixels The pixel dimensions of an image are displayed in tts title bar when this button Is presse
6. Contents l Nikon Getting Started scanner Control Software Nikon Control Windows User s Manual Overview Before You Begin 2 1 2 2 System Requirements Software Installation Launching and Quitting Control Menu File Menu Image Menu Window Menu Control Palette Scanning Basics Preferences TWAIN source Naming Files Export Plug in Image Window Handling after Exporting Gamma Values Control Palette Size Image Acquisition Image Window Operations Zoom in Zoom out Rotating the Image Scrolling the Image Flipping the Image Horizontally Flipping the Image Vertically 7 Saving Images Cautions 7 1 Save As Window 7 2 Quality Window e The reproduction of all or part of this manual without our permission is prohibited 7 3 Exporting Images 8 Loading Images 9 Sequential Image Acquisition 9 1 Sequential Save Window e We have emai effort to produce a aia oe 9 2 Scanning Log but should you find any mistakes we would be grateful If you would kindly let us know 10 About Window Appendix A Differences between Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 Versions A 1 System Requirements A 2 Software Installation A 3 Control Palette A 4 Control Menu A 5 File Menu A 6 View Menu A 7 Image Menu A 8 Window Menu A 9 Preferences Window A 10 Sequential Save Window e The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice e We shall take no responsibility for consequen
7. Electronic Imaging product Please send your registration card in today Would you like to see the README file now Clicking the OK button completes installation If you want to see the README file click the Yes button Clicking the No button skips opening of the README file Note For US customers only After installation is finished note the addition of the Scsichk exe file in the directory to which Nikon Note The README file may contain information that is not Control Windows was installed This utility can help Nikon s included in this manual technical support staff diagnose problems with your system should you experience difficulties Prior to contacting Nikon Technical support run the utility to generate a system configuration report which can either be printed and faxed or sent via e mail to Nikon Support staff Choose Exit from the File menu to close the README window 3 Getting Started Before launching Nikon Control connect the scanner as described in the hardware manual First turn on any peripheral devices Including your scanner s then turn on the computer 3 1 Launching and Quitting Launching Double click the Nikon Control icon Nikon Software ES After Nikon Control is launched the following Control palette and menus will appear Nikon Control is controlled by means of these menus and the Control palette Nikon Control File Image Window normal scan 10 Quitting
8. LS 1000 1 00 ID 4 HA 0 lia Settings v Color v r Width 0 96 Inches v Height 1 44 Output Resolution 1350 Pixels Inch v Scale 100 k4 p e File Size 7 21 MB Disk Space 211 MB TYYAIN Acquire a single image Export plug in Acquire with autofeeder Preference Perform normal sc Width 1296 Height 1944 Note The above dialog box is for the LS 000 film scanner The corresponding window for other scanners may be different _27 After a preview is made and cropped setting adjusted and the Scan button is clicked the scanned image Is displayed in a window Nikon Control Scan0001 tit 1 8B 2l File Image Window 28 6 Image Window Operations 6 2 Rotating the Image When an image is displayed the image can be magnified or Clicking the Rotate button rotates the Image in the reduced rotated scrolled or flipped vertically or horizontally by active window clockwise 70 degrees at a time means of five tools or the Image and Window menus Nikon Control Scand001 File Image Window Tw a 6 1 Zoom in Zoom out When the Zoom button Is clicked the mouse cursor changes to the shape of a magnifying glass Clicking the magnifying cursor anywhere within the image display window will then zoom in the image To zoom out the image click the mouse button Inside the display window while holding down the Ct
9. Open window OK Opens the selected image 35 9 Sequential Image Acquisition 9 1 Sequential Save Window With the optional SF 100 Auto Slide Feeder mounted on the When either operation is performed the Sequential save Nikon LS 1000 or optional AF 10 Auto Document Feeder window appears mounted on the AX 10 or AX 210 images can be acquired sequentially completely unattended eee re Sequential acquisition is started by clicking the Sequential iMG eNpictures Acquire button on the Control palette or choosing Acquire e a Ez pictures with autofeeder from the File menu List Files of Type Drives ES Sm e Humber of sequential scans gt Scan all images in autofeeder 4 image s Sequential Acquire button When the OK button on the Sequential save window Is clicked after specifying the drive and directory in which the images are to be saved the file name file type and the number of scans sequential scan operation is started Close Save Save As Acquire a single image Acquire with autofeeder Export plug in Preference 36 Meaning of Items in the Sequential save window Quality Drives Assigns a drive to save images Directories Assigns a directory to save images List Files of Type JPEG JPG BITMAP BMP or TIFF TIF can be selected as the file type from the pop up menu The file type selected here is saved and Is recalled wh
10. Save As THAIN d Expor plug in Save As button Preference The Save as window shown below will appear Save as File Name Directories c pictures Ez pictures List Files of Type Drives Bemde E Specify the drive and directory in which the image is to be saved enter the file name specify the file type and click the OK button The image is then saved The file type can be selected from the pop up menu The file types that can be specified are shown below List Files of Type JPEG JPG A JPEG JPG BITMAP BMP on TIFF TIF If JPEG JPG is selected as the file type the Quality button is enabled and the compression quality and resulting file size can be changed If any other file type Is selected the Quality button is dimmed and disabled VVhen the Quality button Is clicked the Quality window Is displayed For details conceming the Quality window see Section 7 2 20 4 Preferences Preferences window operations are described below First choose Preference from the File menu The Preferences window allows the user to specify settings for general control of scan operations The following settings are possible Select the TWAIN driver to be used for image acquisition Set the position of the serial number as a prefix or suffix in the file name when sequential image acquisition Is carried out Select the Export plug in to be u
11. Size Minimize Maximize Close lt Alt F4 item is omitted from the Control menu A 5 File Menu The File menu of the Windows 95 version is shown below File trO ave Ctrl 5 Print setup Print Ctrl P Preferences Abot Exit AR F 4 Recent files e The Export plug in command is omitted from the File menu e The names of image files recently acquired or opened are shown at the bottom of the File menu You can open the image directly by choosing the file names without using the Open command e The Print Setup and the Print commands are added on the File menu Using these commands grayscale and color images can be printed on the printer you are using Choose the Print Setup command to set up the printer and the Print command to print images Since the operation of these commands depends on the printer driver you are using refer to the individual printer driver documentation for information on operation Note f the printer and image resolutions are not the same the actual printed image size will be different from the original image size For example when a 5 x 5 image acquired at 600dpi is printed on a 300dpi printer a 10 x 10 sized image is printed In this case part of the image may not be printed on letter size paper To print the entire image on letter size paper you should change the printer resolution if possible or else change the image resolution by using the Resolu
12. To quit Nikon Control choose Exit from the File menu Close Save Save As TAIN Expor plug in Exit 3 2 Control Menu Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize Close Alt F4 Switch To CtrltEsc The Control menu offers the following functions Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize Close Switch To Restores the window to Its original size when it has been enlarged with the Maximize command Lets you move the window Lets you re size the window Reduces the window to an icon Enlarges the window to fill the screen Closes the window Lets you activate another window 3 3 File Menu Open Close Save Save As Close Save Save As TAIN Expor plug in The File menu includes the following items Opens an image file on disk and displays it on the monitor This function is identical to that of the Open button on the Control palette Closes the display window The display window Is also closed by double clicking the window s control box Saves the displayed image to disk Saves the displayed image to disk under a specified name This function is identical to that of the Save As button on the Control palette TWAIN Export plug in Preference About Exit _ 2 This ttem opens onto the following submenu Save As Acquire a single image Acquire with autofeeder Export plug in Preference Acquire a sin
13. Vertical Flips the image vertically This function is identical to that of the Vertical Flip button on the Control palette 3 5 Window Menu Cascade Tile Arrange Icon Close All Zoom In Zoom Out Window Cascade Shit FS Tile Shift F4 Arrange Icon Close All Zoom In Zoom Out 1 Scan0001 tif 1 1 Arranges multiple image windows so they overlap If you pull down the menu after acquiring images you will see that the names of the images have been added at the end of the menu Arranges all open images in windows that do not overlap on the screen Arranges image icons in the window Closes all open image windows Zooms in the view of an active image window This function can also be performed by clicking the Zoom button on the Control palette Zooms out the view of an active image window This function can also be performed by clicking the Zoom button on the Control palette while holding down the Ctrl key _ 4 3 6 Control Palette When Nikon Control is first launched after installation the following Control palette appears There are two palette sizes that can be displayed The Large palette is shown below g a Perform nomal scan we e _ 5 Acquire Performs a scan of one image using the currently selected TWAIN driver This function is identical to that of Acquire a single image in the File menu Sequential Acquire Performs sequential scanning of a number
14. and 12 34 Exporting images 34 F File menu 12 Windows 95 45 Flip horizontal 30 vertical 31 Hip command 13 G Gamma value 22 25 H Helo 16 Horizontal command 13 30 Horizontal Flio button 16 30 l Image acquisition 27 Image menu 13 Windows 95 47 48 Image window handling after exporting 22 24 Image window operations 29 Installation 5 Windows 95 41 L Launching 10 List Files of Type text box 33 3 Loading images 35 LS 1000 4 36 N Naming files 23 Nikon Control icon 10 Number of sequential scans 37 O Open button 15 35 Open command 12 35 P Preference command la 17 2 Preferences 21 Preferences window 18 22 Windows 95 49 Prefix name 37 Q Quality window 34 Windows 95 51 Quality button 33 Quitting 11 52 R README file 9 Resolution 47 Rotate button 16 29 Rotate command 13 29 Rotating images 29 S Save As button 15 20 32 Save As command 12 20 32 Save As window 33 Save command 12 Saving images 32 Scanning basics 17 scanning log 39 scroll button 16 30 scrolling images 30 scsichk exe file 9 sequential Acquire button 15 36 sequential file number 22 sequential image acquisition 36 sequential save window 36 Windows 95 50 SF 100 See Auto slide feeder status bar 46 suffix name 37 system requirements 5 Windows 95 41 T Tile command 14 Tool buttons 16 TWAIN command 12 TWAIN source 22 23 TWAIN source pop up menu 18 29 V Ve
15. better e 8 bit or more of video card and monitor with 6 7M colors 64K colors 32K colors 256 colors _A A 2 Software Installation Step After turning on your computer start Windows 95 and insert the Install disk into the floppy disk drive Step 2 Click the Start button Prograrns d Ca Documents d Es Control Panel be Settings 2 Find H a Printers Help 3 Run Shut Down A Taskbar Step 3 Open the Control Panel from the Settings menu and double click Add Remove Programs Es Control Panel OF E4 File Edit View Help Accessibility Add Hew fMdd Gemove Date T Options Hardware Programs _ aL oy TA eit OF 20 object s Step 4 Go to the Install Unistall tab and click Install Ei ES Add Remove Programs Properties Install ninetall Windows Setup Startup Disk To install a new program from a floppy disk or CO RUM dive click Install _4 2 Windows will prompt you to Insert the installation disk into an appropriate drive Make sure that the Install disk Is Inserted in the floppy disk drive and then click Next The following window will appear Run Installation Program IF this is the correct installation program click Finish To start the automatic search again click Back To manually search for the installation program click Browse Back Cancel After the Welcome window Is closed
16. ces resulting from the operation of this product despite the terms mentioned above A 11 Quality Window Trademark Information A 12 Log Window IBM and IBM PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Index Machines Corporation amp MS DOS and MS Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Adobe Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other brand or product names mentioned in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Notice concerning prohibition of copying or e Cautions on certain copies and reproductions reproduction The government has issued cautions on copies or Note that simply being in possession of material which has been reproductions of securities issued by private companies copied or reproduced by means of a scanner may be shares bills checks gift certificates etc commuter passes punishable by law or coupon tickets except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a e Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced company Also do not copy or reproduce passports Issued Do not copy or reproduce paper money coins securities by the government licenses issued by public agencies and government bonds or local government bonds even if such private groups ID cards and tickets such as passes and meal copies or reproductions are stamped Sample coupons The copying or r
17. d 9 2 Scanning Log File Name Directores logO001 txt c pictures Ea pictures 3image s Image successfully scanned Almage s Image successfully scanned When you return after an unattended scanning session consult Save File as Type Drives the log first to get immediate feedback on scan completion x The contents of the Log window can be saved as a text file and can be opened later using a text editor such as NotePad Specify the drive and directory in which the log file is to be saved the file name and file type and click the OK button to save the log file _39 10 About Window Close Save Save As THAIN d Export plug in About When About is chosen from the File menu the About Window appears About Nikon Control Nikon Control Version 2 00 Copynght C Nikon Corp 1995 1996 The About window disappears the OK button is clicked _ 40 Appendix A Differences between Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 Versions A To run the Nikon Control Windows 95 version the following minimum hardware and software is required e IBM PC AT or compatible with 1386DX or better e Windows 95 e 8MB or more of RAM When launching this software as an application s TWAIN driver you must take account of the amount of memory used by the application System Requirements e IMB or more of hard disk capacity a 300MB or larger hard disk is recommended e VGA 640 x 480 monitor or
18. d Both Magnification and Size The current magnification and pixel dimensions of an image are displayed in its title bar when this button Is pressed When Both Magnification and Size is selected the image window s title bar will appear as shown below Title bar imagel i bmp 1 3325114 a E4 _ 49 A 10 Sequential Save Window The Sequential Save window of the Windows 95 version Is shown below The Sequential Save window appears when the order saved ScanlmageQQ5 Sequential Acquisition button on the Control palette is clicked and so on or the Acquire with Autofeeder command is chosen from the File menu Sequential saves EE Save ini E images El zE F Suie Untitled Save az type JPEG JPG Cancel Number of sequential scans Quality C Scan all images in autofeeder 2 5 imagels Starting Po The Starting box is added to the Sequential Save window 50 The Starting box specifies the initial file name number For example if the file name Scanlmage is specified and the number 5 is typed in this box the file names will be in the 7 Scanlmage006 7J 7 Scanlmage007 A II Quality Window The Quality window of the Windows 95 version is shown below The Quality window appears when JPEG JPG Is selected as the file type in the Save or Sequential Save window and the Quality button is clicked Select JPEG Image Quality The compression se
19. d to specify whether the original scanned images are to be closed or not after exporting the images Allows you to set the Gamma value of the monitor being used Either of the radio buttons is selected to specify whether a Large or Small Control palette Is used Changes are discarded and the Preferences window Is closed Changes are saved and the Preferences window Is closed 4 1 TWAIN source If you want to change to another TWAIN driver pull down the TWAIN source menu and choose the required TWAIN driver from the menu The TWAIN driver is then selected and the newly selected TVVAIN driver is displayed in the box Hikon Scan TWAIN source 4 2 Naming Files The names of individual files saved by means of sequential image scanning consist of a fixed part and a serial number This setting specifies whether the number is to be placed before or after the fixed part The fixed part of the file name is specified in the Sequential save window as a Prefix name or Suffix name when the image files are saved Sequential file number gt As a prefix As a suffix For example if the As a suffix button is selected here and the fixed part Image is specified in the Sequential save window the file names in the order saved will be ImageQQ ImageQQ2 Image003 and so on Naming Procedure Choices As a prefix The serial number precedes the fixed part As a suffix The serial nu
20. ds provide or change information on the images Choosing the Information command brings up the Information window This window shows information about the active image Information File Name Untitled 001 BMP Width 514 Height 513 Pirels Resolution 2400 Pirels inch Image format Full color Created Friday February U2 1996 6 59 20 4M Modified Friday February 02 1996 6 59 20 4M Pixels 47 Choosing the Resolution command brings up the Resolution window The Resolution window shows the size and the resolution of the active window image Resolution x Size width 3 458 E Inches Height 188 Resolution EE pisels inches rea The width height aspect is locked If erther width or height is entered the other value Is automatically calculated to maintain the locked width height aspect and the new value is displayed The units for width and height can be selected trom the pop up menu When this selection is changed the values in the boxes are converted to the equivalent new units width 3458 E Inches Height li 188 MEE Entering a new value in the resolution Dox changes the image A 8 Window Menu resolution Using this function you can print images on your printer in any size you want The Window menu of the Windows 95 version is shown below Ihe Zoom In and Zoom Out commands are omitted The unit for resolution can be selected from the pop
21. en this window is next If JPEG JPG is selected as the file type the Quality button is enabled and the compression quality and resulting file size can be changed If any other file type Is selected the Quality button is dimmed and disabled VVhen the Quality button is clicked the Quality window Is displayed For details concerning the Quality dialog box see Section 7 2 opened Number of sequential scans List Files of Type JPEG _JPG BITMAP EHP TIFF _ TIF JPEG _JPG Prefix name Suffix name The name of each file saved during sequential image scanning consists of a fixed part and a serial number The fixed part of the name is typed in this box For example if the As a suffix button is selected in the Preference window and the fixed part Image Is specified in the Sequential Scan dialog box the file names will be in the order saved OK Image00 ImageO002 Image003 and so on See Section 4 3 for a description of how to indicate whether the number is to precede or follow the fixed part of the file name _37 Cancel Specifies the number of images to be scanned If Scan all images in autofeeder is selected all the documents in the autofeeder will be scanned If a number is set in the box that number of images will be scanned Humber of sequential scans gt Scan all images in autofeeder 4 imagels Changes are discarded and the Sequential save w
22. eproduction of paper money coins or e Comply with copyright notices securities which are circulated in a foreign country Is prohibited The copying or reproduction of works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and The copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or photographs which are copyrighted creative works is post cards issued by the government without obtaining prohibited except when it is done for personal use at home approval from the government Is prohibited or for similar restricted and non commercial use The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and certified documents stipulated by law Is amp prohibited I Overview Thank you for purchasing your Nikon scanner This manual explains how to use Nikon scanners with the Nikon Control Windows application Please read the documentation thoroughly to ensure proper operation and the best results from your scanner Nikon Control Windows is an application that runs on an IBM PC AT or compatible computer and supports scanning and saving Image files with Nikon scanners Note for Windows 95 users The instructions in this manual are based on the Nikon Control Windows 3 1 version The dialog boxes and operation of the Windows 95 version are different from those of the Windows 3 1 version If you are going to use this product in the Windows 95 environment please refer to Appendix A of this manual which describ
23. es differences between the Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 versions Nikon Control is extremely easy to operate and offers the following functions Image scanning and display using a TWAIN driver such as Nikon Scan Windows Opening and display of image files stored on disk e Saving of the displayed image to disk e Rotation Zoom in zoom out scrolling and vertical or horizontal re orientation of the displayed image e Automated sequential scanning of a number of images using the optional Nikon SF 100 Auto Slide Feeder mounted on the LS 1Q00 or the optional AF Q Auto Document Feeder mounted on the AX 1 10 or AX 210 Important Image sizes that can be handled are shown below Color images Horizontal pixels x vertical pixels lt 5 3 M Grayscale images The limits of the image size depend on your monitor setting 16 7 M colors Horizontal pixels x vertical pixels lt 5 3 M 64K colors Horizontal pixels x vertical pixels lt 7 9M 32K colors Horizontal pixels x vertical pixels lt 8 5 M 256 colors Horizontal pixels x vertical pixels lt 15 9M The aspect ratio of images must be less than 256 1 width height 2 Before You Begin 2 1 System Requirements To run Nikon Control Windows the following minimum hardware and software Is required IBM PC AT or compatible with 1386SX or better MS DOS 5 0 or later MS Windows 3 1 or later 8MB or more of RAM more than 12MB is recommended When launching this s
24. ftone gray patch made of black and white dots and a mid tone gray value calculated from the current monitor gamma value Try various monitor gamma values until the mid tone gray value and the halftone gray match as closely as possible The gamma value Is now set Acceptable values range from 0 80 to 3 00 The default setting is 1 80 Meaning of the Buttons OK Save changes and return to Preferences window Cancel Discard changes and return to Preferences window 25 4 6 Control Palette Size The Nikon Control has two sizes of Control palette You can select the palette size by clicking the appropriate button Selected control window gt Small Palette gt Large Palette Meaning of the Buttons Small Palette he small control palette is displayed Large Palette he large control palette Is displayed Large Control Palette Sm all Control Palette Perform normal scan Note The default setting is Large Palette 26 e oe The TWAIN driver specified in the Preferences window Is gt Image Acquisition launched and the wees window for that driver appears If Nikon Scan the Nikon TWAIN source has been selected the following window will appear See the instruction manual of the selected TWAIN driver for set up details To acquire images one by one click the Acquire button on the Control palette or choose Acquire a single image from the File menu Nikon Scan Acquire button Nikon
25. gle image Performs a scan of one image This function is Identical to that of the Acquire button on the Control palette Acquire with autofeeder Performs sequential scan of images This function is identical to that of the Sequential Acquire button on the Control palette This function is available only when the optional autofeeder is connected to the scanner Exports a displayed image using Export plug in software which conforms to the Adobe Photoshop Ver 2 0 plug in specification Used to specify and select the TWAIN driver to be used and to control the gamma value file naming procedure for multiple scans palette size and export plug In Shows the About window Quits Nikon Control 3 4 Image Menu Image Rotate Flip d The Image menu includes the following items Rotate This command has the following sub items Image Rotate 40 CV Flip 90 CCW 160 90 CW Rotates the image clockwise 90 degrees at a time This function is identical to that of the Rotate button on the Control palette 90 CCW Rotates the image counter clockwise 90 degrees at a time 180 Rotates the image 80 degrees at a time _ 3 Flip This command includes the following sub items Image Rotate Flip Horizontal Yertical Horizontal Flips the image horizontally This function is identical to that of the Horizontal Flip button on the Control palette
26. ick the Save button List Files of Type Save as List Files of Type JPEG GAPS BIIMAP BMP or TIFF TIF can be selected as the file type from the pop Jest up menu The file type selected here is saved c pictures and Is then recalled the next time the window gt ok Ez pictures Is Opened List Files of Type JPEG JPG JPEG JPG BITMAP BHP aoe TIFF TIF Quality If JPEG JPG is selected as the file type the Quality button is enabled and the compression quality and resulting file size can be changed If any other file type Is selected the Quality button is dimmed and disabled VVhen the Quality button is clicked the Quality window Is displayed For details concerning the Quality window see Section 7 2 Cancel Changes are discarded and the Save as window Is closed OK The image is saved 333 2 7 2 Quality Window If JPEG JPG is selected as the file type in the Save as window and the Quality button Is clicked the Select JPEG Image Quality window appears select JPEG Image Quality Low High 100 The compression setting value can be set by dragging the slider with the mouse Dragging the slider changes the displayed number Moving the slider to the right decreases compression and increases the image quality moving the slider to the left has the opposite effect Permissible values range from O to 100 Note Dragging means to h
27. indow Is closed Sequential acquisition is started in accordance with the settings Ifa file already exists with the file name specified here a When the OK button is clicked on the Sequential save window message window will be displayed You should then take sequential scan operation is started The TWAIN driver appropriate action as Indicated by the message specified in the Preferences window is launched and the operating window for that software appears If the Nikon TWAIN Source Nikon Scan has been selected the following window will appear See the instruction manual of the selected This file and extension name may overwrite the T files which already exists Continue TWAIN driver for set up details Nikon Scan Nikon LS 1000 1 00 ID 4 HA 0 w Settings X co Inches v Height 1 44 Output Resolution 1350 Pixels Inch v Scale 100 0 rm jar gt File Size 7 21 MB Disk Space 211 MB Left 0 Width 1296 Height 1944 Note he above window is for the LS 000 film scanner The corresponding window for other scanners may be different _ 38 When the Log window is closed on completion of the sequential scan operation the following window Is displayed When sequential scanning begins the Log window appears and processing results are displayed image by image Logooo1 Timage s Image successfully scanned image s Image successfully scanne
28. mber follows the fixed part _23 4 3 Export Plug in If you want to change to another Export plug in pull down the Export plug in menu and choose the required Export plug in which conforms to the Adobe Photoshop Ver 2 0 specification The Export plug in is then selected and the newly selected Export plug in is displayed in the box rot connec Export plug in Note Some Export plug ins which conform to the Adobe Photoshop Ver 2 0 plug in specification might not be supported 4 4 Image Window Handling after Exporting The original scanned images can be automatically closed after exporting the images Erther of the buttons is selected to specify whether the displayed images are to be closed or not after exporting the images Image window handling after exporting gt Close gt Hold Meaning of the Buttons Close The original scanned images are automatically closed after exporting Hold The original scanned images are held on the monitor _24 4 5 Gamma Values Enter the Gamma values of the image Acceptable values range from 0 80 to 3 00 The default setting is 1 80 Gamma Yalue Input image Monitor Clicking the Config button brings up the Monitor Gamma window shown below Cancel Gamma 1 80 CO Please change the display resolution to 6407480 Change the display resolution to 640 x 480 and set the gamma value while viewing the chart The chart display shows a hal
29. oftware as an application s TWAIN driver you must take account of the amount of memory used by the application IMB or more of hard disk capacity a 300MB or larger hard disk is recommended VGA 640 x 480 pixel monitor or better Monitor with 16 7M colors 64K colors 32K colors 256 colors 256 grayscale 6 grayscale 16 M colors recommended for color scanning 2 2 Software Installation The Install disk provided with this product contains the Nikon Scan Windows TWAIN driver and the Nikon Control application Check the following before starting installation e Make sure that you have enough free space on the disk on which you are going to install the software e Write protect lock the Install disk e Turn off any applications before starting installation After checking the above points begin installation as described below Step I After turning on your computer launch Windows 3 1 and insert the Install disk into the floppy disk drive Step 2 Open the Program Manager window Step 3 Meaning of the buttons Pull down the File menu and choose the Run command OK Executes the command specified in the Command Line box the Nikon Software Setup window appears New Open Cancel Closes the Run window and quits installation a i Browse Opens the Browse window to let you choose a Del a file from the list displaying it in the Properties Altt Enter Command Line box Run Help Opens the Prog
30. old down the mouse button while moving the mouse Meaning of Buttons Cancel Changes are discarded and the Quality window Is closed OK The value is saved and the Quality window Is closed 7 3 Exporting Images Scanned images can be exported using an Export plug in You can specify the Export plug in in the Preferences window To specify the Export plug in see Section 4 3 To export a scanned image click the Export button on the Control palette or choose Export plug in from the File menu Export button Close Save Save As TAIN Expor plug in For information on the selected Export plug in please refer to the plug in s software manual 34 When either operation is performed the Open window appears 8 Loading Images An image file saved to disk is loaded using the Open window which appears when you click the Open button on the Control palette or choose Open from the File menu File Hame Directories 1pg 7 bmp _tif cy Open button C dos C mouse C nikonei C photoshp C pictures Close Save Save As List Files of Type Drives Poz emean e Eems e TAIN d Export plug in When the drive directory and file name are specified the About image Is read and displayed in the display window Meaning of Items in the Open Window Drives Assigns a drive to load an image Directories Assigns a directory to load an image Cancel Cancels operation and closes the
31. ram Manager Help window If the Install disk is in drive A enter A SETUP EXE in the Step 4 Command Line box and click the OK button The Setup l l indo ill then appear during the initialization process The Run window will appear eee Ne PP mag a de Command Line A SSETUP ESE Cancel Note Turn off any applications before starting SETUP EXE Nikon Software Setup Initializing Setup C Run Hinimized Browse Step 5 After the initialization process is complete the Welcome window will appear Nikon SCAN Qn INSTALLER gt tae Welcome to Nikon Software Setup This program will install Nikon Software Select Continue to proceed with Setup Select Exit to cancel the installation and return to Windows Select Help for additional Setup information Meaning of the buttons Continue Opens the Nikon Software Setup window Exit Quits installation Help Opens the Nikon Software Setup Help window shown below Nikon Software Setup Help This setup program will install the Nikon Software The software will be installed into the following directories WINDOWST WAIHS VWINDOWS WAIN SANEN TD WSACSETS VWINDOWS SHAIDMHODS YHIKOHEI This directory is changeable Your Windows directory may or may not be named VWIND OWS Click OF to continue Click OK to return to the Welcome window Step 6 During installation the progress message window Is displayed Clicking the Continue bu
32. rl key i Zoom in cursor Nikon Control Scan0001 tif 1 aii File Image Window E Zoom out cursor Rotating can be performed by choosing Rotate from the Im age This function can be performed by choosing Zoom In or Zoom menu Out from the Window menu Image Window Rotate Cascade Shiftt F5 Flip Tile ShifttF4 Arrange Icon Close All Meaning of the Items oom In 90 CW Rotates the image clockwise 90 degrees at a Zoom Out time 1 ScanOO001 tif 1 1 Mal 90 CCW Rotates the image counter clockwise 90 degrees at a time 180 Rotates the image 80 degrees at a time 29 6 3 Scrolling the Image 6 4 Flipping the Image Horizontally The Hand tool can be used to pan or scroll the image Clicking the Horizontal Flip button flips the image in if tt is too large to be completely displayed within the the active window horizontally window Nikon Control Scan0001 tif 1 27 ES Nikon Control Scan0001 tif 1 ai e When the Scroll button is clicked the cursor changes to the Mm Elie image Window i ie Eile Image Window shape of a hand H The image can now be scrolled by dragging inside the display window with the mouse button held down Nikon Control Scano001 if 1 27 El Flipping can also be performed by choosing Horizontal trom File Image Window File eat the Flip submenu Scroll slider Horizontal Arrow button The image can also be scrolled by
33. rtical command 31 Vertical Flipo button 16 31 W Window menu 14 Windows 95 48 Windows 95 4 41 51 Z Zoom button 16 Zoom cursors 29 Zoom In command 14 29 Zoom Out command 14 29 53
34. sed for image export Decide whether the displayed images are to be closed or not after exporting the images Set the gamma value of input images Set the gamma value of the monitor being used Select the palette size to be displayed Selections made in the Preferences window are saved after exiting the window The settings are recalled every time Nikon Control is launched _2 Close Save Save As TAIN d Export plug in Preference The Nikon Control Preferences window appears Nikon Control preferences TWAIN source Sequential file number gt As a prefix As a suffix Export plug in not connected EI Image window handling after exporting 2 Close gt Hold Gamma Yalue Input image Monitor Selected control window gt Small Palette Large Palette Description of items in the Preferences window TWAIN source A pop up menu lets you locate the TWAIN driver you wish to use Sequential file number Export plug in Either of the buttons Is selected to specify whether the numerical portion of the file name is to be appended before or after the fixed part of the file name when performing continuous image acquisition A pop up menu lets you locate Export plug ins Which conform to Adobe Photoshop Ver 2 0 plug in specifications Image window handling after exporting Gamma Value Control palette Cancel OK _22 Either of the buttons is selecte
35. t atime This function is identical to that of 90 CW in the Rotate submenu in the Image menu Scroll The image ts scrolled by clicking this button then dragging the mouse inside the display window while holding down the mouse button Horizontal Flip Clicking this button flips the image horizontally This function is identical to that of Horizontal in the Flip submenu in the Image menu Vertical Flip Clicking this button flips the image vertically This function is identical to Vertical in the Image menu s Flip submenu _16 normal scan Step Specify the TWAIN driver to be used by Nikon Control To 3 7 Scanning Basics Basic operating procedure for Nikon Control is as follows specify the TWAIN driver choose Preference from the File Step Setup menu Select preferences such as the TWAIN driver to be used Step 2 Scan and display an image a Note For sequential scanning see Chapter 9 Save As To load an image from disk see Chapter 8 TWAIN Step 3 Save the displayed image to disk Export plug in Step 4 Quit or repeat the procedure from Step 2 i L This section describes a simple procedure for scanning a single image and saving it to disk _ 7 The Nikon Control Preferences window appears Select the required TWAIN driver from the TWAIN Source pop up menu TWAIN source Nikon Sean Hikon Scan Nikon Control preferences Sequential file number gt As a prefix Step 2 Click
36. tion command from the Image menu see Section A Note When printing on a color printer the printed size may often be larger than the original image size even if the image has the same resolution as the printer We recommend setting an image resolution lower than the printer resolution when printing an image on a color printer _45 A 6 View Menu The View menu of the Windows 95 version is shown below The View menu has the following items Zoomin Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl W Status Bar e Large control window Small control window The Zoom In and Zoom Out commands are added to the View menu These commands are omitted from the Window menu Control Palette Nikon Control has two sizes of Control window You can select the palette size by choosing the appropriate item Large control window Selects the large control palette Small control window Selects the small control palette Large control window Small control window Status Bar When the Status Bar item is checked the Status bar appears at the bottom of Nikon Control Main window Help messages are shown in the Status bar TA Nikon Control Mie E4 File Image View Window Perform normal scan Status bar E _ 46 A 7 Image Menu The Image menu of the Windows 95 version is shown below Rotate d Flip Information Resolution The Information and the Resolution commands are added to the Image menu hese comman
37. tting value can be set by entering a value in the box or dragging the slider with the mouse Moving the slider to the right decreases the compression and increases the image quality moving the slider to the left has the opposite effect Permissible values range from O to 100 The preview area shows a part of the image Clicking the button enlarges reduces the magnitude of the preview A 12 Log Window The time and date are included in the Log window of the Windows 95 version Iimage s Image successfully scanned 001 Untitled JPG Saturday March 23 1996 3 17 52 Phi 2lmage s Image successtully scanned 002Untitled1 JPG Saturday March 23 1996 3 18 31 Ph 2 3lmage s Image successfully scanned 003Untitled1 JPG Saturday March 23 1996 3 19 10 Phi _5 r Index A About command 12 40 About window 40 Acquire a Single Image command 12 18 27 Acquire button 15 18 27 Acquire with Autofeeder command 12 36 AF 10 auto document feeder 4 36 Arrange Icon command 14 As a prefix 23 As a suffix 23 Auto slide feeder 4 36 AX 110 4 36 AX 210 4 36 C Cascade command 14 Close All command 14 Close command 12 32 Config button 25 Control menu 11 Windows 95 44 Control palette 15 large 26 46 setting size of 26 Windows 95 46 small 26 46 Windows 95 44 E Enlarging and reducing images 29 Exit command 12 Export button 15 34 Export plug in 22 24 Export plug in comm
38. tton in the Welcome window brings m Nikon Setup Disk up the Nikon Software Setup window Nikon Software Setup Source File A AAEADME TXT Destination File C AHIFONEMAEADME TXT The setup program will copy the required files into the directory listed below If necessary you can enter a new directory for this installation Directory Installation can be stopped by clicking the Cancel button Clicking the Cancel button brings up the following window Setup Message setup is not yet complete If the specified directory does not exist a new directory will be created automatically O lf you exit now this software will not be correctly installed Meaning of the buttons for use Continue Starts the installation Exit Setup Back Returns you to the Welcome window shown in Step 5 Yes Help Opens the Nikon Software Setup Help window shown In Step 5 Clicking Yes stops installation When the window is opened the Directory box shows the default drive and directory name where files are to be installed You can change the drive and directory name by typing in the Directory box After confirming or typing the drive and directory name click the Continue button to start installation _8 Step 7 Step 8 When installation ends successfully the following window Is setup Complete displayed Nikon Software Setup He ie Nikon Software Setup is complete Thank you for purchasing a Nikon

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